Checklist for Student Research Skills

Upload final assignments here:

- Stephanie Hunt

-Teresa Gallo-Toth




- Elon Fischer
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cprBWDdSJP3NCYtd5CcArDVXzq0zDegubgmP8JhI0vA/edit

- Susan Balough


- Jenny Murphy




Final Assignment:
Read: Reintroducing Students to Good Research, Barbara Fister, Lake Forest College
http://homepages.gac.edu/~fister/LakeForest.html

Research Scope and Sequence: Choose one year-long or semester-long course that includes research assignments. Draft a comprehensive plan for teaching research in this course. Include:
  • Identification of research skills to be taught, setting priorities
  • Timeline for teaching research skills aligned with course content and assignments
  • Lesson plans for all research skills taught
  • Research assignments developed according to guidelines for developing quality research assignments
  • Integration of research proposal in research assignments
  • Needs/plans for collaboration with librarians, ed. tech. etc.
  • What you would like to see posted online as support materials (e.g. tutorials, links, etc.)
  • Plan for integrating technology in research lessons
  • Students will post draft research curriculum plan, including assignments and specific research lessons, to wiki.
  • Each student will be assigned a partner for peer review. Each reviewer will post feedback for their partner on the wiki.
  • Draft curriculum plan due September 15, to be piloted/revised fall semester 2012
  • Final curriculum plan due December 20

ATTENDANCE
Participants are expected to attend all sessions, participate in class discussions, and complete all assigned work. Each student is responsible for all material covered in class and for completing all requirements whether the student is present in class or not. If a student must unavoidably miss a class, please inform an instructor by email prior to class.

GRADING
Class Participation (Posted Reflections and In-Class Participation) – 20%

Lesson Plans – Uploaded to Wiki and presented in class - 20%

Fall Classes: Case presentations on implementation – 20%

Final Assignment: Research curriculum assignment:
  • Draft and peer feedback: 20%
  • Final curriculum: 20%